Puppy Gal's Information
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What Can Make A Bulldog Hyperactive:- Inappropriate Human Interaction - Lack of Human Interaction - Children - Other Animals - Sexual Frustration - Food Restriction - Food Coloring I've gotten 3 emails in one week from people, I do not know, wanting advice on their Hyper Bully. In my opinion these are the things that make Bullies hyper: - Inappropriate Human Interaction#1 Interaction with people who encouraging them to act hyper during play but expecting them to act otherwise when not playing, i.e. tug toy, fetch, attack the stuffed animal, roughhousing, harassing it with a laser light, laughing at inappropriate hyper behavior, they'll do it again. For instance I can do a foot shuffle at Reba when she's begging for food and she's ready to dance. If I did this often she would become hyper, therefore uncontrollable. It's FUN but I'm mature enough to control the urge, knowing the end result. Jump to top - Lack of Human Interaction#2 Lack of human interaction is just as bad if not worse. Bullies are high demand just as many other breeds are. If they do not get attention they get overly excited upon receiving any. - Children#3 Children make puppies hyper and puppies make children hyper Jump to top - Other Animals#4 Another animal encouraging them to be hyper, especially a little dogs or fence running with the dog next door, hunting dog fenced off from the remainder of the yard, etc. Jump to top - Sexual Frustration#5 Sexual Frustration - the bodies of dogs which have not be altered produce hormones which causes frustration, especially if around another animal in particular one of the opposite gender. If a young male is totally frustrated a decision must be made to handle the problem via training or neutering, because they can't be allowed to become hyper for then they are out-of-control. This is a serious problem which must be addressed immediately. It is my opinion that early neutering can interrupt the growth of a males head and bones, but behavior problems as a result of being frustration will result in the Bully not being a good companion. - Spaying, Reasons For Not Spaying Early It totally amazes me that people actually find humor in their pets being sexually frustrated therefore do nothing. Jump to top - Food Restriction#6 Food restriction... think about your own emotions when you do not have enough to eat (on a starvation diet). You get tense, nervous, etc. Puppies should be allowed to eat all they want at least 3 times a day. Jump to top - Food Coloring#7 Allergic to food coloring.[Joint problems are a hot button with me.. you would not believe the JUNK people feed to their growing puppy/young Bully. I have actually been told the below: - She likes cat food - She will only eat whatever we're eating - I know it's bad for him but it's such a hassle to feed him puppy food when the other two are eating regular food - I decided the raw food diet ... veggie diet, home cooking only or whatever the latest fad dog food is, was the right thing to feed my dog. - I buy 'big box', as in cheap, dog food because he eats so much. These same people will deny their "incorrect decision" and blame the breeder for breeding genetically defective dogs when their Bully starts to experience joint problems at an early age. I personally would like to see the results of a controlled study of joints in which the dogs have been fed properly. Think about it... the greatest problem is with larger dogs, which eat more therefore many people are going to buy cheaper food and not spend the extra money on a puppy formula food, especially after 6 months because their dog is "grown", which of course it is NOT .. it may be BIG but far from fully developed.] Information presented here is strictly my opinion based upon research and/or 50 years experience at rescuing animals of all sorts. Consult your vet and perhaps even get a second opinion from another vet about all you read on my website. Jump to top |
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